News Release Archive
EDUCATION/CULTURE--ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVE
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The best way to create new jobs is to create new
entrepreneurs, and that is what the new Centre for
Entrepreneurship Education and Development is planning to
do.
The centre be the first of its kind in Canada, modelled
after successful initiatives developed in the United States
and the United Kingdom. The centre will focus on four areas:
entrepreneurship education programs, research and curriculum
development, professional development and community
development.
A joint federal-provincial announcement of $1.63 million in
core funding for the centre was made Tuesday by Economic
Renewal Minister Robbie Harrison, Education and Culture
Minister John MacEachern and Mary Clancy, MP, on behalf of
the Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada
Opportunities Agency David Dingwall.
Over the five years of the project, 49 per cent of the
funding is being provided by the Atlantic Canada
Opportunities Agency (ACOA) and the Nova Scotia Economic
Renewal Agency, through the Canada/Nova Scotia COOPERATION
Agreement on Economic Diversification ($800,000), and 51 per
cent by the Department of Education and Culture ($830,000).
Additional funding will also be obtained through corporate
sponsorships and project revenue.
Mr. Harrison said, "We expect this centre of excellence to
further develop a climate supportive of entrepreneurship
throughout Nova Scotia. If our rural economies are to grow
and prosper, they'll need the energy and ideas of a new
generation. The centre for entrepreneurship will support
young Nova Scotians in their desire to live and work in
their communities."
Mr. MacEachern said that entrepreneurship is the new
attitude marking the beginning of the 21st century.
"The Department of Education and Culture is a proud partner
in the entrepreneurship initiative which is leading the way
and setting standards in the field of education and
entrepreneurship. The establishment of the Centre for
Entrepreneurship Education and Development is certainly a
great foundation on which all Nova Scotians can build.
To date, over 38,000 Nova Scotian students and 700 teachers
have already been involved in entrepreneurship education in
the classroom."
Ms. Clancy said: "The federal government is happy to be a
partner in the Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and
Development. This type of initiative will strengthen the
alliance between entrepreneurship and education and will
generate interest in entrepreneurship as a viable career
option," said Mary Clancy.
The centre will operate from Halifax and will serve as a
resource for all areas of entrepreneurial activity in the
province. The client base will include all segments of the
educational system, as well as the business community and
community economic groups.
Ongoing work with the business community will support
continued growth of the centre and position it to take
advantage of opportunities as they arise. The centre is
expected to grow to serve the entire Atlantic region and to
become a national research and training centre in the field
of entrepreneurship.
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Contact: Maryanne McLorie 902-428-5860
Linda Laffin 902-424-6810
David Kaulback 902-426-4238
trp Dec. 20, 1995
